Agent Charitable Fund Awards Grant to Project Christmas

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                                              Contact: Persis Sopariwala

December 5, 2025                                                                          Agent Charitable Fund Manager

517-323-6628

            psopari@michfb.com 

Agent Charitable Fund Awards Grant to Project Christmas

Cadillac, Mich. – Project Christmas was recently awarded a $2,000 grant to fight food insecurity in the community by the Farm Bureau Insurance of Michigan Agent Charitable Fund (ACF). Grant funds will be used to purchase Christmas meal items for families experiencing financial difficulty around the holidays. 

Project Christmas is one of seven organizations throughout the state to receive a Feeding the Future Grant from the ACF in December. Organizations are nominated by a local Farm Bureau Insurance agent and selected by a committee of ACF donors based on the need of the organization, population being served, and overall goal of the program. 

Farm Bureau Insurance agent Melissa Schultz nominated Project Christmas for the grant and proud to come alongside the organization and support their hunger-relief efforts. As Schultz says, “Since we moved to Cadillac in 1998, our church along with other churches and volunteers have been holding this event to provide food items to prepare a healthy Christmas dinner for families in our areas. This is the perfect way to provide a nice variety of healthy foods to be able to prepare during the long holiday season when the schools are closed, and meals may be scarce.”  

The ACF, whose mission is to end hunger in Michigan, is a donor-designated fund administered through the Michigan Foundation for Agriculture. The Michigan Foundation for Agriculture, a 501(c)(3) governed by Michigan Farm Bureau’s board of directors, positively contributes to the future of Michigan agriculture through leadership and educational programming. Through grant programs like Feeding the Future, Farm Bureau agents, clients and partners provide food and educational programs to Michigan residents struggling with hunger and aid the more than 3,000 hunger-relief agencies throughout the state.  

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If you would like more information about the ACF, please contact Persis Sopariwala at 517-323-6628 or psopari@michfb.com.